Lane Xang Ave

Vientiane

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May 4th 2007
In the morning we headed over to see the morning market of Vientiane, via a few boring local relics. From the morning market we could see Lane Xang Ave, the Lao equivilent of the Arc de Triomphe. After walking around an unfinished shopping mall and running out of things to do, we headed back to the hotel and got some lunch. The group agreed that there wasn't much to do here, so have decided th ... read more

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Laos was under the control of Siam (Thailand) from the late 18th century until the late 19th century when it became part of French Indochina. The Franco-Siamese Treaty of 1907 defined the current Lao border with Thailand. In 1975, the Communist Pathe... ... read more